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Torts/Personal Injury

Jun. 18, 2026

Supreme Court glyphosate fight is supposed to redefine failure-to-warn lawsuits, but will it?

Monsanto v. Durnell asks whether federal pesticide labeling law preempts state failure-to-warn claims, a question emerging from decades of Roundup litigation that could significantly reshape corporate liability and toxic-exposure lawsuits nationwide.

R. Brent Wisner

Lead Trial Attorney and Managing Partner
Wisner Baum

Phone: (310) 207-3233

Email: RBWisner@wisnerbaum.com

Georgetown Univ Law Ctr; Washington DC

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Supreme Court glyphosate fight is supposed to redefine failure-to-warn lawsuits, but will it?
May 21, 2016: In Victoria, British Columbia, March Against Monsanto protesters rallied against Monsanto. (Shutterstock)

As protesters gathered outside the U.S. Supreme Court for the "People v. Poison" rally earlier this year, inside the courtroom, the justices considered a case that could reshape the future of corporate liability, pesticide regulation and tens of thousands of toxic-exposure lawsuits nationwide.

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